Game Day Baked Potato Skins

We love Game Day Baked Potato Skins for tailgating or at home game watching! If you can bake a potato, you can make this yummy game day treat.

Game Day Baked Potato Skins are perfect for serving at your next gathering whether you are meeting at the game or in your kitchen. I love to serve these at parties because they’re loaded with flavor and can be served either hot, warm or at room temperature. When you’re carting food to the game, keeping everything warm is tricky, so it’s nice to have a few dishes that don’t require a heat source. Game Day Baked Potato Skins can be served as an appetizer or a side to almost any main dish.

A few things to remember when you’re making baked potato skins…don’t choose potatoes that are too large. Medium size potatoes are best for this recipe. Don’t scrape too much of the potato out of the skin. If you scoop too much of the potato out, you’ll be left with just skin, and the skin isn’t all that tasty! Make sure to save the scraped out potato to make ABK’s Funeral Potatoes. I place the cooked potatoes into a Ziplock bag and store them in the fridge or freezer until I’m ready to use. Don’t be tempted to skip the butter and salt! I’ve made these both ways. With and without the butter and salt inside of the potato. Trust me! Last tip- If you take the potatoes out of the oven after the cheese has melted and place them in an aluminum pan you’ll have an easy clean up and the potatoes will stay warm for about an hour if covered with foil, placed in a cardboard box and wrapped in newspaper.